This morning we rented bikes from New Paltz Biking and took a 16.2 miles round-trip ride on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. It was a wonderful ride and the Trellis Bridge 160 feet above the Hudson River provided immense views. We turned around at the Ice Caves that felt like you were standing in front of a giant air conditioner.

Four cyclists wearing helmets ride along a tree-lined gravel trail on a sunny day, one taking a selfie in the foregroundTwo children on bikes ride toward a rusty iron truss bridge on a tree-lined trail, both wearing helmetsRed mountain bike parked by a WVRT trail marker in front of a large rock cave entrance, with a person standing at the cave mouth.Dark cave entrance framed by mossy limestone rock in a leafy green forest with a dirt path leading insideThree cyclists in helmets ride toward a wooden footbridge on a tree-lined gravel trail in summerRiver winding through a forested valley seen from a high rusty steel bridge railing, with small houses nestled among the trees belowWide wooden footbridge with rust-colored metal railings stretching toward a dense green forest, two cyclists riding ahead in the distanceFour people wearing bike helmets smile for a selfie on a bridge overlooking a tree-lined riverCalm wide river lined with lush green trees reflecting in the still water under a partly cloudy skyGPS route map showing a 16-mile bike ride from New Paltz northwest along the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail toward Rosendale, color-coded yellow and green.